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Seeing in 2 Dimensions, Creating art with Stereo-blindness

Seeing in 2 Dimensions, Creating art with Stereo-blindness

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Nov 16, 2023
  • 0 Comments
by Paula WilliamsI am an artist. An artist with a disability that could have stopped me in my tracks and kept me from doing what came naturally to me. The urge to draw and create has always been part of my life but I was born 80 % blind in my right eye. A condition that affected all aspects of... View more
Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Oct 15, 2023
  • 4 Comments
by Justine WoosnamThroughout my childhood, I’ve always been passionate about animals. And not necessarily traditional pets like cats and dogs. There have been guinea pigs, mice, ponies, calves, rabbits, fish and when my family lived in Australia, parrots, magpies, and even a snake necked turtle.One of my first wildlife drawings of this amazing cheetah - Hemmingway at Cheetah Outreach, South... View more
Connection

Connection

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Sep 21, 2023
  • 7 Comments
by Alison AaskowImmersion in nature began as a toddler with adventures in the woods off our back garden in England and continued on in the wilderness of Western Canada when we moved there in 1978. I was encouraged to discover and play and learn no matter the weather. No curiosity was left undiscovered. I collected leaves and rocks, snails, caterpillars,... View more
Coloured Pencil Art is my Mental Health Lifejacket

Coloured Pencil Art is my Mental Health Lifejacket

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Aug 18, 2023
  • 2 Comments
by Frances WalkerMy artistic journey began as a rather hyperactive toddler, refusing to take afternoon naps! My mother tells me that the only way to get me to settle down was to give me some paper and coloured pencils. She said I would spend hours drawing animals with lovely expressions! The ‘coloured pencil art seed’ was sewn!“German Shepherd Dog" (photo... View more
Explore The World Within

Explore The World Within

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Jun 20, 2023
  • 1 Comments
by Lisa HammersteinMy story is nothing stellar but rather pretty mundane. I think it’s possibly a story to which many other colored pencil artists could easily relate. I began with no formal artistic education and as a method to combat the issues related to the sedentary nature associated with a chronic disability that affects my vision and mobility. That, coupled... View more
My Journey With Art and Pain

My Journey With Art and Pain

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • May 27, 2023
  • 10 Comments
by Jennifer LaneMy name is Jennifer Lane and I am an artist. I still smile every time I say that. I would like to tell you a little bit about my journey with pain and art. As a very active, driven, mother of three, wife, Christian and office manager of a very busy attorney’s office (my dream job), I didn’t... View more
Pencils, Pencils Everywhere

Pencils, Pencils Everywhere

  • Bleuie Acosta
  • Apr 20, 2023
  • 9 Comments
by Cheryl MetzgerHave you ever been upset because you can’t find a certain color in your colored pencils even though you are absolutely sure that you have that pencil? Have you ever searched for a Tombow eraser or a Slice tool even though you just used it yesterday? Have you ever ordered a new electric eraser even though you know... View more